BOONE, N.C. – App State men's basketball put forth a fierce defense effort to earn a 58-45 win over first-place Troy.
The Mountaineers (10-9, 3-3 SBC) allowed only 45 points, which were the fewest in a league game since 2015, when App State defeated ULM, 68-43. In both of these contests, the opponent held the first-place standing in the Sun Belt.
After Terence Harcum tied the game with a 3-pointer six minutes through the first half, the Mountaineers led the rest of the way.
App State held the Trojans (12-7, 4-2 SBC) to a four-minute scoring drought from the 15-minute mark to the 11-minute timestamp of the first half, halting the visiting team to eight points in the first eight minutes of play.